Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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